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Sparklehorse
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Release Date: Sep 26, 2006
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Not terrible, just half-assed.
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Seductive though Linkous' cushy, narcotic patter can be, his slower songs... feel like they're floating in an ocean of sleepiness.
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What may get lost in all this effect and craft is that at their base, many of Linkous’ songs are remarkably standard rock-song constructions.
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Inevitably, most of the studio design on each song is greedy and belabored. Everything is in its right place, but everything is too obvious or too proportionally gaudy to warrant more than a signatory “lo-fi” moniker.
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Paste MagazineOrnate but unremarkable headphone listening. [Oct 2006, p.80]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 29
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Mixed: 5 out of 29
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Negative: 0 out of 29
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JakeWApr 3, 2007Sparklehorse is brilliant.
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MattR.Oct 4, 2006
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geoffbSep 30, 2006Impressing is a word. I looked it up.